Sweethearts #120

Elizabeth Taylor, born in London in 1932 to an art dealer and a former actress, spent her privileged childhood surrounded by culture and animals—from ballet lessons with the royal family's celebrated teacher to a spirited horse that even famous guests couldn't master. When war threatened Europe, her family relocated to America, where young Elizabeth would eventually pursue her path to stardom. This single-page biography captures the formative years and distinctive personality of one of Hollywood's most captivating leading ladies.

When a woman named May buys a rigged dog-race game for a traveling carnival, she's convinced she can make a fortune running it crooked—but her deception threatens to unravel the reputation of Ted, the show's manager, and the decent people who work alongside them. As May continues to use hidden controls to manipulate the games and win over customers, the truth begins to close in, and she must face the consequences of her dishonesty.

Marshall Thompson was nearly rejected by Hollywood as too scrawny, but the actor who'd once studied for the ministry at Occidental College quickly proved the doubters wrong with leading roles in nine films within his first year and a half onscreen. Tall, blonde, and perpetually creative, Thompson balances his flourishing film career with his passion for writing, already penning short stories and developing movie scripts in whatever spare moments the studio allows him.

Kate Arden thought she had everything figured out—her boyfriend Bert, her place at the center of campus life—until her parents bring home Magda Kurzak, a beautiful refugee from Europe, to live with them and attend college. As Magda settles in and wins over everyone around her, including Bert, Kate's jealousy spirals into something darker, and she'll stop at nothing to drive the girl away. What Kate doesn't realize is that her desperate attempts to control the situation are about to teach her a hard lesson about love, compassion, and who she really wants to be.